The relegation threatened club has confirmed that the striker will be moving to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 at the end of the season.
The Bundesliga outfit have finally confirmed the news that the striker will be leaving the club at the end of the season. The club wished the player the best wishes for his future journey and thanked the attacker for his contribution
to the side.
Koln’s chairman Claus Horstmann stated that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lukas-Podolski-c22896 is a world-class player and admitted that the player deserves to play at a better club. He added that the striker has contributed immensely to the club’s success in recent
years and is proud to have produced a player like Podolski.
"Lukas Podolski is a player of world class standing with a special relation to FC Cologne's fans and to the city. We are proud of the development Lukas Podolski has taken at FC Cologne within the last years,” he was quoted as saying
in an interview.
The chief added that it will be a huge blow for Koln as Podolski has been a vital part of the squad and the side’s best player this season. He admitted that the decision is definitely for the good of both sides as Podolski gets
to play at one of the best clubs in Europe and Koln will be helped financially.
"From his early days at our youth squads, via his first competitive match for our professional team, through to a highly renowned http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 international. That's why we deeply regret his step, which is not a decision against FC [Cologne]
but for the good of his own career,” he concluded.
Lukas Podolski started his career at FC Koln in 1995 and made his first appearance for the senior squad in 2003. The player spent three successful years before leaving for Bayern Munich in 2006. However, the move did not pay off
as he struggled for goals at Allianz Arena.
The German international returned to Koln in the 2009 and has since been a revelation, scoring 33 goals in 87 league appearances. He will move to Arsenal in the summer with the move estimated to be at 10.9 million pounds.
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